One of Vancouver’s major theatre companies has announced an eclectic lineup of six shows for this fall.
The Cultch will begin with Animal, an interdisciplinary show by Cirque Alfonse of Quebec. Staged at the Vancouver Playhouse in partnership with the Vancouver International Children’s Festival, Animal combines circus, song, dance, and theatre
Over at the York Theatre, Hot Brown Honey–The Remix brings hip-hop, politics, and feminist sensibilities to the forefront in a lively mix of music, dance, theatre, and acrobatics.
It’s coming courtesy of Australia’s Quiet Riot.
The Historic Theatre will be the venue for Bad Parent, which was written by Kim’s Convenience playwright Ins Choi and will be presented by vAct (Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre). Starring Josette Jorge and Raugi Yu, it was scheduled last spring until COVID-19 got in the way of those plans.
The Cave, described as an “apocalyptic cabaret” about climate change, will also be at the Historic Theatre. With lyrics by Cree playwright Tomson Highway and the music and book by John Millard and Martha Ross, it revolves around some animals who’ve sought shelter in a cave to escape a wildfire.
The season concludes in December with two shows: In My Day and East Van Panto: The Little Mermaid.
The former is a Zee Zee Theatre show written by Rick Waines and coproduced by him and Norman Armour, which will be presented in the Historic Theatre. In My Day relies on verbatim transcripts of comments by long-term survivors and caregivers of the HIV pandemic in B.C.
East Van Panto: The Little Mermaid reunites playwright Sonja Bennett and director Meg Roe, who teamed up on last year’s East Van Panto: Alice in Wonderland at the York Theatre. Once again, the music will be written by East Van’s beloved Veda Hille.
“We are thrilled to bring you six incredible shows from international, national, and local artists,” Cultch executive director Heather Redfern said in a news release. “There truly is something for everyone: family-friendly circus, cabaret, new plays about everyday struggles and heartbreaking tragedies, and the one and only East Van Panto!”
For more information, visit the Cultch website.
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